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Living with a disability is difficult, and you know because you do it every day. There are people who don’t understand, employers who don’t understand, and there are times that even you, your family, and your friends do not understand. But that doesn’t mean that you have to live your life without the health, help, and happiness that you deserve. When you’re living in the United Kingdom you have rights, and you also have access to special benefits, help finding a carer, and laws that help make living with a disability easier for you so you can enjoy your life and carry on as if it nothing was different.

One of the most important things you should know if you are living with a disability in the United Kingdom is that you have rights under the Equality Act 2010. If your doctor has diagnosed you with a physical disability or a mental disability that has, or will have, a long term impact on your life, and your ability to live “normally” according to traditional definitions, or your disability with substantially impact your life in a negative way, this law will help to protect you, help you gain access to services, and even help you find new ways to live your life more fully and more productively. This law can help to protect you from being discriminated against when applying for jobs, by your employer, and by your colleagues. Mental health conditions have special provisions under the Equality Act 2010 and it is important that you understand that you have rights, no matter what anyone tells you.

One of the most challenging aspects of living with a disability can, and often, is related to your job. Sometimes the people at work don’t understand how to work with you, and sometimes you may have a difficulty doing your job because you can’t work at the same pace or do all of the same tasks in the same way as other employees. But there are services and funding available for people just like you to help you get tools, training, and resources to more effectively do your job. There are also services to help your employer make accommodations for you so that you are able to do your job more efficiently. One of the best ways that you can increase your skills is to reach out and use these services. You’ll be able to find the best employers and get assistance finding and keeping a job.

Disability assistance is not only available for those who have disabilities, however. Those who care for individuals with disabilities, also referred to as carers, have access to funding to help them take care of someone with a disability. Care centres also have access to resources, and families and disabled individuals have someone they can turn to in the government for help when the services provided by a carer are not up to snuff. Case examiners, resources for parents of disabled children, job placement services, and more are all right at your fingertips.

Living with a disability is not always easy, but it doesn’t have to make living your life unbearable or impossible. Use the services available to you and you’ll be able to have the life you deserve and the life you’ve worked so hard to create, with less awkward moments, less opportunities for failure and less instances of hearing that you simply cannot do something as the result of your having, and living with a disability. Make this life yours and make your disability part of your ability to live life and make the most of it every day.

If you’re disabled and you need to travel around the United Kingdom, it can be difficult knowing where you can go, what you can do, and what you can enjoy. After all, when the appropriate facilities are not available to you, you cannot go to a specific restaurant, sporting event, cultural event or cultural location. You may not even realise that many locations throughout the UK still do not provide appropriate facilities for you until you are already there, and disappointed. After all, appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities have become so common that you may think that they should simply be everywhere and take it for granted that businesses everywhere are making, or already have made, accommodations for your needs and condition. Unfortunately, since this is truly not the case, and in most cases, you’ll find that you aren’t necessarily getting everything you need, you’ll want a quick handy list of places you can visit that have already made their facilities accessible to those with disabilities, no matter what type of disability you are living with. Here are some of the best, and most accommodating locations throughout the United Kingdom that offer facilities for those with disabilities so that you can enjoy everything they have to offer.

Theatres throughout the United Kingdom are learning the role they have to play for those who have disabilities and they are beginning to do so quite well. The Central Theatre in Medway is equipped and ready to serve individuals who are in need of wheelchair access to their facilities, beginning with the parking garage and going throughout the venue. Some shows at the Central Theatre in Medway are interpreted in Sign Language to provide accommodation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. More information about which shows provide this accommodation is available through the theatre.

Disabled play areas for children and families are located in Chatham, Luton, Hoo, Rochester, Strood, Gillingham, Lordswood, and Rainham, so that you can enjoy playtime with your disabled child or children, and play alongside like families who understand what play time is like for your child. There are also similar play areas throughout the rest of the United Kingdom, making it easier to engage in family time and blow off a little steam in a safe environment.

Museums throughout the United Kingdom are becoming more and more aware of access needs for the disabled, and are becoming more accommodating as time goes on. One accommodating museum that is sure to hit the top of your visitation list is the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This museum features accessibility for those in wheelchairs, with canes, who need to sit regularly, offers large print, offers braille, has hearing systems for those who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and also accommodates assistance dogs so that anyone with any disability can enjoy the museum and everything it has to offer.

Historic sites, while not as accommodating as museums, are becoming more friendly to those with disabilities where they are able to make accommodations. Sometimes, historic sites are unable to make certain accommodations because the accommodations require changes to the historic structures that exist at the site. However, most of these sites have found ways to make their facilities accommodating to the needs of those in wheelchairs, with assistance dogs, and who have other needs.

If you are planning to visit the United Kingdom, or you live there and want to go out and enjoy yourself, it is important to check with the venues you wish to visit. While most venues throughout the country have stepped up to the plate, they do not all have the same accommodations.